Wheel-hub



W. J. BEISEL.

. WHEEL HUB.

APPLICATION HLED MAY 20, ms. RENEWED 0c .5.192o.

1,378,.5 1 '7. Patented May 17, 1921.

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ATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. BEISEL, or roar arcnnoun, NEW YORK.

v WHEEL-HUB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedMay17, 1921-.

Application filed May 20, 1918, Serial No. 235,682. Renewed October 5, 1920. Serial No. 414,828.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM J. 1312mm, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Port Richmond, Long Island, New York, have invented'certain new and useful Improvements in VVheel-Hubs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wheel hubs, and while it is intended particularly for use 1n connection with a spring wheel which I have invented and which is set forth in another application filed by me on May 20, 1918, Serial Number 235,681, its use is, of course, not limited to that particular form of wheel. According to this invention, the hub embodies end plates of metal and radially arranged metal plates rigid with the end plates to which the spokes of the wheel are to be fastened. It embodies features of construction which make a very strong and durable hub, and which also facilitates its manufacture. The novel features of the in-. vention will be apparent from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: 7

Figure 1 is a cross section through a hub embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view. of the metal plates of the hub ready for assembling; and

Fig. at is a detail view showing a modified fastening.

The hub as shown in the drawings em bodies the metal end plates 10 and 11 which are flat and in the form of disks having central openings to receive the metal inner tube 12 which is adapted to receive the spindle of the vehicle onwhich the wheel is used. Connecting the end plates 10 and 11 there are a series of metal plates 13 which radiate from the center of the hub .but which do not-extend all the way inward to the central openings in the end plate. These radiating plates are provided with lugs 14% projecting through openings 15 in the end plate 10 and lugs 16 extending through the openings 17 in the end plate 11. After the parts are assembled, as shown in Fig. 2, the projections'H and 16 are upset so as to securely fasten the radial plates to the end plates. The radial plates may be provided with openings 18 to receive fastening means for holding the spokes of the wheel in place.

In Fig. 1 I have shown the inner end of one metal spoke 22 fitting between the end plates 10 and 11. resting at its inner end on the core 19 and secured to one of the metal plates 13 by the fastening means 23 passing through the openings 18 in plate 13 and corresponding openings in the leaves of the spokes. Where there are no openings number of radialplates on it and includes those plates which constitute alternate plates around the finished hub. In the same way the end plate 11 is formed with onecured to it, as is illustrated in Fig. 3. The parts are then'brought together, making the projections 14 and 16 pass through the openings 15 and 17 and the partsaretlien secured together. A cylindrical core '19 of wood is placed between the end plates and around the inner tube 12 before the parts are brought together, and the end plates fit against the ends of this wooden core. The inner edges of the radial plates 13 also rest on the outer surface of this wooden core.

As shown in Fig. 4, the lugs on the ends. of plates 13 instead of being secured in place in the openings in the end plates 10 and 11 by upsetting the ends may be provided with screw threads 20 adaptedto receive the nuts 21 to hold the parts together.

Having thus described my invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is: r

1. A wheel hub comprising a wooden core, metal end plates fitting against the ends of said core and radially arranged metal plates rigidly connected to said end plates and extending along and outwardly from said wooden core.

2. A wheel hub comprising a wooden core, metal end plates fitting against the ends of said core and radially arranged metal plates rigidly connected to said end plates and extending along and outwardly from said wooden core, and a central 1 metal tube in said wooden core.

3. A. metal wheel hub comprising end plates in the form of circular disks with central openings and with radially arranged half the total number of radial plates seopenings between said central opening and the margin and radially arranged fiat metal plates between said end plates and having projections on their ends extending into said radial openings in said end plates and upset therein to rigidly hold the parts together.

' 4. A wheel hub comprising a wooden core, metal end plates fitting against the ends of said core and radially arranged metal plates between said end plates and extending along which said projections extend and in which 15 they are upset to securely hold the parts together.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM J. BEISEL. 

